Famine sweeps Zimbabwe

The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 5-26-2002

[blam]

FYI

[pabianice]

This is a lie! The Boston Globe regularly reports on the Workers' Paradise Zimbabwe has become under black rule.

[jackbill]

Famine sweeps Zimbabwe

Pity.

[Fish out of Water]

*Index Bump

[headsonpikes]

Pol Pot 'Humanitarian of the Year Award' bump.

I hope the nominating committee is paying attention!

Our man Robert's lookin' good!

[tet68]

Famine sweeps Zimbabwe

Pity.

Keep in mind this is only the beginning too. It's going to get worse, much worse.

The slaughter of the population by the ZanuPF hasn't even begun yet.

[Clive]

BUMP

[El Sordo]

Sad, but entirely predicatable.

[blam]

"Keep in mind this is only the beginning too. It's going to get worse, much worse."

I agree. How do you think South Africa will be affected?

[Clive]

It should be emphasized that this is the end ot the austral summer, a time when store shelves ought to be full of maize meal.

The winter wheat crop is not being planted due to farm invasions and due to the issuance Section 8 orders making it a criminal offence for the commercial farmer to continue operations.

Even if a farmer were to be allowed to operate, farms need borrowed capital. What banker will lend money on the strength of a pledge of land and crops that can be confiscated on short notice whenever a Zanu PF bigshot takes it into his mind that he would like to own a farm.

[Clive]

In the short run, South Africa is being adversely affected by the fact that a principle supplier of maize and wheat is no longer in production.

In the long run, the same forces are at work in South Africa and it can be expected to follow Zim's example within the decade.

[blam]

Someone must assassinate Mugabe.

[blam]

"In the long run, the same forces are at work in South Africa and it can be expected to follow Zim's example within the decade."

Yup. That's pretty much what I was thinking, thanks.

[gcruse]

Keep in mind this is only the beginning too. It's going to get worse, much worse.
The slaughter of the population by the ZanuPF hasn't even begun yet.

Well, no.  It gets better.  After the slaughter, there
will be lesser demand for food, hence the famine is slaked.

[PaulKersey]

It wasn't always this way in Southern Africa. Here is a REPORT from the 1980s, while this regional crash was in it's early stages.

[xJones]

The winter wheat crop is not being planted due to farm invasions and due to the issuance Section 8 orders making it a criminal offence for the commercial farmer to continue operations.

Oh Clive, even a witless idiot could know that famine would hit Zimbabwe with Mugabe's land-grabbing. It's like watching a slow motion, on-coming train wreck and there's nothing to stop it. The elections were Zimbabwe's last hope and of course, that was stolen also. Why should Mugabe and his aides care about famine? They won't starve, not matter how bad it gets. To hell with the people and on to blaming the West and demanding aid, the majority of which won't get to the starving. It's the same old story. God help the innocent Zimbabweans.

[eddie willers]

Like this was a big friggin' surprise.

[tet68]

Well, no. It gets better. After the slaughter, there will be lesser demand for food, hence the famine is slaked.

Ah, but the thirst for blood won't be satisfied with out making those responsible for the famine,
(the white commercial farmers) pay a deadly price.

The ZanuPF will of course be blameless, and as they will be the ones that survive the famine,
that will be their story and they will stick to it.

[Dog Gone]

As heartless as it may sound, Zimbabwe must be allowed to fail totally. Either that, or nations must intervene to remove this madman.

The worst thing we could do is to prop him up with assistance.